Tiger 3 conditioner, doe and fawn

Evening scene at descent from Tiger 3 summit

Today I began preparing for the drudge up Mount Adams, ascending Tiger 3 to the summit in 2 hours, 10 minutes. The weather was warm, leading me to stuff my fleece vest into my backpack. The backpack weighed 10 pounds and was matched with my 20 pound weight vest. I left the parking lot at 3:40 p.m.

Highlights of the hike: Spotting a hang glider flying from Poo Poo point; talking with a geologist who is also a skydiver; meeting another hiker from Belarus, and discussing what it's like for that small country to be positioned next to Russia; and, on the decent, seeing a doe and her fawn on the trail 100 feet away from me, just above the dead umbrella landmark. Also, the lighting was charming at times.

My GPS phone app showed elevation at the trailhead to be 154 meters, or 505 feet. This was taken at the sign declaring the elevartion to be 500 feet. I did not record the summit elevation, but I recall it being within 60 feet of the declared 2,500-foot elevation.

Lightning scar?

Statistics for the day:
Distance: 6 miles
Conditions: Sunny, warm
Load: 30 pounds 
Elevation gain: 2,000 feet

Statistics, year to date:
Distance: 175.6 miles 
Elevation Gain: 54,928 feet 
Next Goal: 57,644 feet (fourth Rainier)--2,716 feeet to go